Monkeys on the lam, fatberg flotsam & a forgotten fiancé 👀🍿🧃

Hi Wrecklings!

I refuse to believe it’s already mid-November…

• “Mattel Accidentally Lists Adult Film Website on 'Wicked' Doll Boxes”- Someone’s getting fired.

• “Costco recalls nearly 80,000 pounds of butter — and you’ll never guess why”- This makes me so grumpy.

• “Barista reveals alleged food-safety problems at viral NYC coffee spot’s new eatery: ‘Someone’s about to get seriously ill’”- Welp, he certainly now has a very valid lawsuit.

• “Intel says it's bringing back free office coffee to boost morale after a rough year”- Wow, what a treat!

• “Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’”- Remember when NYC had that whole educational campaign about those?

• “I’m a fitness influencer who ran in the NYC Marathon — and I almost died before the race”- Omg, champ!

• “The iconic Saks holiday light show has officially been canceled after 20 years”- Since they haven’t been paying vendors, this isn’t surprising.

• “Viral breakdancer Raygun will no longer compete after Olympics backlash”- That took long enough.

• Pets I would like to keep:

  • “Raccoon bursts through ceiling tile at Spirit Airlines counter in LaGuardia Airport”

  • “U.S. 1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others still remain on the run from South Carolina lab”

• Not scandal, but interesting reads:

  • “Monsters walk among us — and they're watching Netflix at 1.5x speed.”

  • “Charity responds to embarrassed shop workers who displayed s3x toys in window thinking they were doorknobs”

  • “Man Who Suffered Concussion After Skiing Accident Forgot Girlfriend Dumped Him the Day Before—And They Married 7 Months Later”

• “Southie Bar Lowers Stool Heights So Boston Short Kings Can Finally Rest Feet On Floor”- …isn’t that the point of stools??

• “After Trump’s win, some women are considering the 4B movement”- After putting up with the barest of minimums… 🙋🏼‍♀️

• 🔏 “Police Freak Out at iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out”- An intriguing read!

• 🔏 “Amazon Paid Almost $1 Billion for Twitch in 2014. It’s Still Losing Money.”- I’ll never understand these things.

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More Serious Stories

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• “All Time Low Drops Libel Lawsuit But Says Probe Found ‘Smear Campaign’”

• “She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men.”

• “Social media influencer known for racing dies in crash while speeding, NYPD says”

• “‘SNL’ Star Michael Che Drinks on Air After Trump Victory, Shouts Out R. Kelly: ‘If White People Can Elect Their Felon, I Can Dance to Mine’”

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